I have long thought that most MicroMark tools are 80% of what they could be if someone that knew how to actually use it would just think it through a little more. All of my MicroMark tools have had some modification to them.
The roller bender was about the most annoying to me. If you were rolling a tube once it closed you truly had to take the whole roller apart to get your piece out. All they had to do was make a loose axle for the top center roller. Slide the axle and roller out. That was easy. But NO! The axle is firmly pressed in the roller. A friend that is a real machinist instead of playing one like me made me a new roller with a loose axle. But he somehow kept missing my point about wanting a knob at the end of the roller axle. So in a little "make work" project this morning I used my new lathe for the first time to make a knob for the roller axle. The axle was almost the same length as the whole thing is wide so I had to cheat it a bit. A little green Zap A Gap and force fit of new knob to roller axle. I am good to go. The new lathe is a lot more powerful than the Unimat lathe (which is still for sale - price just reduced!). The tailstock is a little wonky. I just have to get used to it all. I have to align the cutter tool so that is makes contact at the center of the workpiece. All in due time.. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
